| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | Abdiel |
| Pennant | M 65 |
| Mod | 2nd Group |
| Built by | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 19 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 15 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 16 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped in June 1965. |
Commands listed for HMS Ariadne (M 65)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Lord Ashbourne, RN | 1 Jul 1943 | 23 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | Capt. Francis Bernard Lloyd, OBE, RN | 23 Apr 1945 | 24 Apr 1946 |
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Notable events involving Ariadne include:
28 Oct 1943
HMS Uther (Lt. P.S. Beale, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Ariadne (Capt. Lord Ashbourne, RN) and HMS Gambia (Capt. N.J.W. William-Powlett, DSC, RN). (1)
29 Oct 1943
HMS Uther (Lt. P.S. Beale, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Ariadne (Capt. Lord Ashbourne, RN) and HMS Ashanti (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Barnes, RN). (1)
13 Nov 1943
HMS Spiteful (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Sherwood, DSC, RCNVR) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow with HMS Ariadne (Capt. Lord Ashbourne, RN), HMS Tuscan (Lt.Cdr. C.H.de B. Newby, RN), HMS Virago (Lt.Cdr. A.J.R. White, RN), HMIS Cauvery (A/Cdr. A.W. Beeton, RIN) and another vessel. (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/18397
- ADM 173/18096
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.